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Blessed vs Privileged - What's the difference?

blessed | privileged |

As adjectives the difference between blessed and privileged

is that blessed is having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing while privileged is having special privileges.

As verbs the difference between blessed and privileged

is that blessed is past tense of bless while privileged is past tense of privilege.

As a proper noun Blessed

is {{surname|lang=en}.

blessed

English

Alternative forms

* (poetic), blest (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
  • * 1611 , King James Bible , Matthew 5:5
    • Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
  • Held in veneration; revered.
  • Worthy of worship; holy.
  • (informal) An intensifier; damned.
    • Not one blessed person offered to help me out.

    Synonyms

    * (revered) revered, venerated, worship(p)ed * (holy) hallowed, holy, sacred

    Antonyms

    * condemned, cursed, damned * (revered) contemned, despised, scorned * (holy) profane, unhallowed, unholy

    Derived terms

    * blessed event

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bless)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    privileged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (privilege)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having special privileges.
  • (legal) Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.